Clinical Trial: Point of Care Ultrasound For The Diagnosis Of Deep Venous Thrombosis And Its Effect On Length Of Hospital Stay

U.S., Feb. 8 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT03038893) titled 'Point of Care Ultrasound For The Diagnosis Of Deep Venous Thrombosis And Its Effect On Length Of Hospital Stay' on Jan. 31.
Brief Summary: This is a Clinical Trial on the use of Point Of Care Ultrasound for the diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and its effect on length of hospital stay. 25 participants with suspicion of DVT according to Wells Criteria were randomized to one of two groups: Point of Care Ultrasound and Echo Doppler Ultrasound (POCUS + EDUS), and the control group was submitted only to the Echo Doppler Ultrasound (EDUS). The primary outcome was hospital stay.
Study Start Date:
Study Type: Interventional
Condition: Deep Venous Thromboses
Deep Venous Thrombosis of Left Leg
Deep Venous Thrombosis of Right Leg
Deep Venous Thrombosis Proximal
Intervention: Diagnostic Test: Point Of Care Ultrasound (PODUS)
Patients were first submitted to Point Of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and then to Echo Doppler Ultrasound (EDUS) for the diagnosis of DVT.
Diagnostic Test: Echo Doppler Ultrasound (EDUS)
Patients were submitted only to Echo Doppler Ultrasound (EDUS) for the diagnosis of DVT.
Recruitment Status: Completed
Sponsor: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Information provided by (Responsible Party): Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre